Road Trip Review 8/11 - 8/17

Well, let's see what we have here. Last week I did not post a map, so this week's map will look much more like I'm a superstar than I truly am.

We are 5 weeks in to the 25-ish week challenge, so a fifth of the way. Holy cow!!

So, let's do an overall review:

We started July 14th, and have been at this thing for 5 weeks now.

Troutville, VA (our meeting point) is 595miles (957.6km) away.

In order to meet at our halfway mark on December 31, 2013, we'd have to walk 3.5mi (5.6km) each day!!



Now let's review my first 5 weeks:

Week 1 : -6.27mi
Week 2 : -4.5mi
Week 3 : -3.64mi
Week 4 : +7.00mi

Total deficit : -7.41miles



How did I do this week?

Sunday: 2.00miles
Monday: 4.50miles
Tuesday: 4.92miles
Wednesday: 0.00miles (BOOOOOOOO)
Thursday: 4.42miles
Friday: 5.08miles
Saturday: 2.04miles

Total: 22.96miles
Goal: 24.50miles
Deficit: -1.54miles


Total 5 Week Deficit: -8.95miles

Well.... Not as good as I thought. But, for week 6 I have big plans! Muahahaha!

So, where did I end up??

113.55miles total travelled through 5 weeks!!

I am bunkering down for the night at a State Park! YAY!

A closer look at where I stopped. Wachula and Avon Park are places

my husband has driven to many times, so I still feel like I'm

not really GOING anywhere.... know what I mean?

Well, I'm about a third of the way out of the state!

Looks like I'm about to get wet through some of the

little lakes and ponds that scatter the middle of the state.

Happy trails everyone!! (BTW - Pop on over and give Amy some love!! She spent the weekend in the wilderness and I think might have come back a little more wild than when she went in!! LOL)

Road Trip Review 8/4 - 8/10

I'm going to make this short and sweet, with no map for this week (that I will upload at the time of the post, but I may edit and include it later)



Sunday: 4.5 miles (1.75mi "everyday" / 2.75mi bike ride)
Monday: 3.5 miles (30min weed pulling = .5mi, 1hr zumba = 1mi, 1.75mi "everyday", 1mi bike ride, 30min core workout on balance ball = .5mi)
Tuesday: 5.5mi (3.5mi bike ride, 2mi jog)
Wednesday: 4.5mi (1.75mi "everyday", 1hr walk AM = 1mi, 1.75mi jog late PM)
Thursday: 4.5mi (1.75 "everyday", 1hr step class = 1mi, 1hr dance class = 1mi, .75mi dog walk)
Friday: 4.5mi (3.5mi bike ride, 1hr zumba class = 1mi)
Saturday: 4.5mi (1hr zumba = 1mi, 2hr weed pulling/gardening = 2mi, 1.5mi "everyday")


Total: 31.50mi
Goal: 24.50mi
Difference: +7.00miles


Total Weekly Deficit (as of Week 3) : -14.41miles
Total Weekly Deficit (as of this week) : -7.41miles



I would just like to say that if you put yourself in the right mindset, you can do anything. I told myself last week that a 14mile deficit is NOT ACCEPTABLE. And that I need to make up at least 1mile everyday to make up for it. Well, with the exception of Monday, when I had family needs to attend to, I made and/or surpassed my goal every day! I managed to cut my deficit in HALF!! YAY!

Starting Thursday I had decided that why pay for a gym membership if I'm not going to use it?! So, I started using it again! I have been to the gym every day since Thursday and this week have planned out classes to take to make sure I get there every day. Plus, if I'm feeling stressed (which will no doubt happen as my boss just fired 2 cashiers we already couldn't afford to lose....) I have my gym bag packed and I can just call John and let him know I'm not coming home right away!

I'm actually on my way to the gym right now, which is why there is no map up, but I will have to upload it later today or possibly tomorrow.... we'll see what happens!

Happy week everyone!